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Hugh Masekela

Hugh Masekela

South African musician and composer (1939โ€“2018)

South Africa
Born Apr 04, 1939 (87)
Birth Place Witbank
Nationality South Africa
Died 2018-01-23
About
Hugh Ramapolo Masekela was a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, singer and composer who was described as "the father of South African jazz". Masekela was known for his jazz compositions and for writing well-known anti-apartheid songs such as "Soweto Blues" and "Bring Him Back Home". He also had a number-one US pop hit in 1968 with the song "Grazing in the Grass", which was later covered by various other artists.